The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 21, 2028
Waning Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
3:43 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1301
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 204.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -16.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.33° / 1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.19° / -0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.00° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.